Alma Gonzalez-Maya President & Owner	A Little Bit About Me... Currently, I am the President & Owner of Catering Con Sazon, Inc.  as well as the Executive Director & Founder of Dancers Con Sazon Latin Dance Company. (That's the big fancy title...all it means is that I founded the dance company then bought a catering hall.) The journey that has brought me to where I am now is as interesting and varied as the dancers in the company I founded.  Here's a breakdown...
Dance Experience I first appeared on the NY mambo scene when I joined The Mambo Mamas in August 1998 after training with Jimmy Anton and Carlos Konig for a year and a half. My prior dance training includes ballet, flamenco and belly dancing. I made my debut at Mad About Mambo in February 1999. I had my final performance with The Mambo Mamas at Tavern on the Green in September 2000. Then, I developed Con Sazon Dance Company in November 2000. Con Sazon  debuted on March 24, 2001.  In November 2002, I made my final performance with Con Sazon.  I then dedicated my time to directing and coaching as well as producing choreographies for the company.  In June 2003, I wrote, directed and produced a "dance-ical" based on the history of The Con Sazon Dance Company.  In September 2006, after the birth of my second child, I retired from dancing and dissolved the dance company.  In 2008, I decided to return to dancing by resuming my own dance training and offering dance lessons.  I have begun the process of developing a new dance team, I hope to introduce the new Dancers Con Sazon in 2009.
International		NY Congreso May 2000   Con Sazon Debut, March 2001   Santo Domingo July 2002
Toronto	1st Annual Salsaweb Convention April 2000
Montreal	1st, 2nd and 3rd Annual Salsa Congresses  August 2000/2001/2002
Santo Domingo	1st Annual Salsa Congress July 2002
United States
CA	2nd Annual West Coast Salsa Congress,  May 2000
CT	Heavenly Bodies, July 2000 Pyramid Club, 2003
MA	Noches Latinas, July 2000
NJ	Albert's Nightclub March, 2000 Fuerza Latina Studios, March 2000
NY	92nd Street Y, May 2000 AT Toy Drive, December 2002 Ballroom on Fifth, May 2000,  March 2001 Club Cache, July 2004 Congreso Bacardi de La Salsa, May 2000 East Coast Salsa Congress, August 2001 Mambo Showdown, August 2000, April 2001 Tavern on the Green, Summer 2000 World Aids Day, 2002
NY (Socials)	Club Salsa, August 2001 Dance Manhattan, October 2001 Fred Astaire Studios, Summer 2000 Mad About Mambo, Spring/Summer 2000 Mambo Caliente, Summer 2000 Mambo Nites, Summer 2000, Summer 2001 Revelation Fudraiser, May 2002 Santo Rico Studio, Spring/Summer 2001, Summer 2004 Youth & Adult Mambo Nites, Summer 2001 Piel Canela, August 2002
Television	Diamante Show, April 2001, ,October 2001, April 2002 Salsa Profiles, November 2002
Instructor	Harlem YMCA, Open Level - Current Ready, Willing & Able, Beginners - Spring 2001 Salsa Steps Dance School, Ladies Styling - Summer 2001 Santo Rico Dance School, Children's Open Level -- September 2001 - April 2002 Santo Rico Dance School, Teen Styling - September 2001 - April 2002 Santo Rico Dance School , Cha Cha - September 2001 - April 2002 Dance Con Sazon, Cha Cha - April 2002 - current
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way ....
In June 2000, I was a founding member of Dancers United, a union of NY/NJ teams protesting the policies of the promoters of a major international event. In July 2000, I was appointed to the Coordinating Committee and set about the task of incorporating this union. In November 2000, along with Thomas Guerrero, Addie Diaz and Laura Lorenzo, I left Dancers United to develop Latin American Dance Organization (LADO), a non-profit organization created exclusively to supporting and promoting dancers.		Speaking On Behalf of DU July 2000
Some Work History...
An experienced computer programmer, I have worked in finance, advertising and sports radio. As a programmer, I worked with Vitt Media International on one of the earliest applications of the internet for commerce.  I developed the databases and protocol for Vitt Online, a transaction service dedicated to buying media time.  After Vitt Online launched, I moved to The Redtop Company where I focused on the financial and managerial side of internet start-ups.  During my term with Redtop, I successfully moved a small team of 3 to stately offices in the Empire State Building and I developed managerial, accounting and HR systems to fully service a staff of 15.  Once Redtop was fully operational, I moved to QED Consulting, a leading HR Consulting firm. At QED, I streamlined a "virtual" office with all personnel working from home by integrating emerging cellular and mobile technologies.  QED's personnel included partners in Virginia, NY, NJ and South Africa.  Once QED's systems were fully streamlined, I accepted a position at Palm Ventures, LLC., an venture fund dedicated to "bricks-to-clicks" financing. At Palm Ventures, LLC., I worked on a wide variety of acquisitions including a day spa, an audio books franchise, a payroll service provider and much more.  The final acquisition I worked on was my own - I purchased Starlite Caterers from David Melendez on March 1, 2001.
Consulting Work...
You can take the girl out of finance but.... While I was with The Mambo Mamas, I put some of my work experience to good use.  I created the first version of www.mambomamas.com, I developed the marketing concepts "Mad About Mambo" and "Mama-fied" and I helped organize the accounting for the group.  Once the word got out, I was approached by other mambo teams and local businesses for organizational help and website development.
East Coast Salsa Congress Latin American Dance Organization The Mambo Mamas Palm Ventures, LLC The Redtop Company Salsa Dance Awards Santo Rico Dance, Inc. The Side Street Kids Starlite Dance Studio Vitt Online The Sanz Catering Hall Photos in Motion Photography Services

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